Range door



- March 5, 1940. s. KLUTE 2,192,231

RANGE DOOR Filed Feb. 28, 1938 INVENTOR. 5AMUA Z A2 (/75,

Mfl/M ATTORNEYj.

Patented Mar. 5,1940 a? i '3 2 192 231 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RANGEDOOR.

Samuel Klute, South Bend, Ind, assignor to Malleable Steel RangeManufacturing Company, South Bend, Ind.

Application February 28, 1938, Serial No. 192,978

3 Claims. (Cl. 126- -194) This invention relates to range doors andpartral portions in spaced substantially parallel reticularly to theconstruction and mounting of lation to said panel and each'provided witha j thedoors of a cooking range. central aperture 26. Brackets 25are'each adapt- The primary object of the invention is to proed toreceive and position a nut 21 therein. Bolts vide a novel doorconstruction formed of sheet 23 extend through inner panel 2| andapertures 5 metal. 26 of the various brackets 25 for threaded en- Afurther object is to eliminate the use of gagement with nuts 21, wherebythe nut is drawn castings in a door construction. against the bracket todraw and lock the-door A further object is to provide a novel hingepanels together in operative relation. The brackconstruction. ets 25grip and hold the nuts 21 in operative 10 g A further object is toprovide a novel range relation to aperture 26 preparatory toassemwherein the hinge mounting for the range door bly of the panels andagainst rotation while is concealed. bolts 28 are rotated. A suitablerigid panel 29 Other objects will be apparent from the deof insulatingmaterial fits snugly between the scription and appended claims. doorpanels, and is provided with cut out por- 16 I In the drawing:. tionsfitting around brackets 25. Panel 29 in- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary frontelevation view of sulates the door and serves to prevent buckling arange. thereof, though the panel interconnecting struc- Fig. 2 is afragmentary horizontal sectional ture defined serves to use each panelto reinforce view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. the other againstbuckling so that the panel 29 20 Fig. 3 is afragmentary sectional viewsimilar is not essential. The door preferably extends to Fig. 2 andillustrating the door in open posiwith its outer vertical edgesubstantially flush tion. with the end panel I5, to normally constitutethe Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the corner of the rangebody, considered over all. outer panel of the range door. The door ismounted on hinges 30.' As illus- 25 Fig. 5 is a perspective View of thedoor hinge, trated, one hinge plate 3! is secured to the in- Fig. 6 is afragmentary perspective view of the terior range body at end wall l2inwardly of panel inner panel of the range door. l5 and projectsforwardly through cut out I! in Referring to the drawing, whichillustrates the the front panel flange l6. Hinge plate 3| has a 30preferred embodiment of the invention, the nusubstantially goose-neckbend 32 therein in for-- 30 meral Ill designates the cabinet or body ofa wardly spaced relation to range body front H, cooking range. The rangecabinet is preferably and terminates in an outwardly directed portion ofthe type illustrated in my copending applica- 33 substantiallyperpendicular to end wall [2 and tion, Ser. No. 192,980 filed February28, 1938, spaced from body front II a distance less than having a mainbodyportion and. exterior enamthe thickness'of door l4. Inner. doorpanel 2! 35 eled sheet metal panels. Thus, referring to Fig. is providedwith cut outs 34 opposite to and adapt- 2, the main body portionincludes a front pored to receive a portion of hinge platesv3l. A

tion I I, an end wall l2, and is provided with a second hinge plate 35is secured to the inner wall partition I3 which defines a compartment inthe of inner door panel 2i and is of substantially U- range body adaptedto be closed by door It. An shape and centered relative to cut-out 34.The

enameled sheet metal panel l5 covers the end spaced parallel arms 36 ofthe hinge plate 35 are wall l2 of the range body and is suitably securedsufiiciently long to receive goose-neck portion 32 of in Spaced relatione eto With marginal flanges plate 3i therebetween; and the outer endpor- IS in edge abutment with said end wall l2. The tions 3! thereofconstitute bosses. A hinge pinfront vertical panel flange l6 has spacedcut-outs tle 38 passing through bosses 3'! of plate 35 and 5 I1 thereinat its edge, The body has a conventhrough the end of portion 33 ofplate3i, pivtional top l3; and is mounted on a base comotally interconnectssaid hinge plates within the prising egs l9 and rails 20. outline of thedoor panels.

Door 14 comprises an inner sheet metal panel It will thus be seen thatthe door hinge is en- 2! hav perpendicularly Out-turned marginal tirelyconcealed when the door is closed by rea- 50 flanges 22, and an outersheet metal panel 23 son of the mounting of plate 35 within the doorhaving perpendicularly in-turnedmarginalfianges and the mounting ofplate 3! interiorly of end 24 fitting tightly over flanges 22. Aplurality of panel l5. When the'door is opened a small porsubstantiallyU-shaped brackets 25 are secured to tion of the goose-neck 32 of plate3| is visible,

the inner face of outer panel 23 with their cenas illustrated in Fig. 3,but is small enough not 55 and an end wall, an end panel covering saidend Wall and spaced therefrom, marginal flanges projecting from saidpanel and bearing against said end Wall, the front Vertical flangehaving a cutout therein, a door comprising spaced panels, the inner doorpanel having an opening adjacent said flange cut out, and a hingecomprising a plate secured to said end wall and projecting through saidcut-out and opening to terminate within said door, and a hinge platesecured to a door panel and projecting over said opening for pivotalconnection with said first plate within the door.

2. In combination, a range body having a front and an end wall, an endpanel secured tosaid end I wall in spaced parallel relation'thereto, ahollow door covering a portion of said front wall and terminating at itsouter vertical edge inthe plane] of said end panel, and a hingecomprising a hinge, plate secured to saidv end-Wall inwardly of said endpanel and a hinge plate mounted and pivotally connected tosaid-firsthinge plate within saiddoon' v; p 1 i 3. In combination, arange body including a front and an end WalLanend panel havingperpendicular marginal flanges and covering said end 'wall, a hollowdoor covering'a part of said front with its outer vertical edgeterminating flush with said end panel, said door and a panel flangehaving registering openings, a hinge plate secured to said end wall andincluding a perpendicularly outwardly directed bent portionwithin' saiddoor, and a hinge platemounted within the door and pivoted to the bentend of saidfirst hinge plate adjacenttheonter edgeof the door.

SAMUEL KLU'rE.

